An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...

An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...

ball and banquet there. Tabor also reportedly bought rounds of drinks for everyone in each of the town's 13 saloons. At the time, Ashcroft was growing much faster than nearby Aspen. By 1885, it had about 3,500 residents with six hotels and 20...

An abandoned hotel stands in a field in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally named Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882, when rich ore was discovered in the...

In the yard of the prison in Canon City, Colorado, a group poses at the edge of the rock walled canal by a power pole. The men are in suits with derby hats; the women's outfits include fluted collars, gloves, flowered hats and a tam o' shanter with...

View of a billboard located at East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters...